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- Marines, Sailors, and civilian Marines

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of Marine Corps Station Miramar,

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I want to take this opportunity
to talk to you today

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about how we deliver national defense

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through our mission, our
shared vision for our future,

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and the four lines of effort
that will get us there.

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But first I want to
tell you how proud I am

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of the things that you
do on a daily basis.

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My command tour here has been
enlightening because of you.

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You teach me new things about
Miramar every single day,

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and I applaud you for that.

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I look forward to making
us better as we partner

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with our tenant units
to create Team Miramar.

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Before I talk about our mission,

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I need to set out the context
of the world in which we live

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as it relates to Miramar's
role in national defense.

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In my opinion, the closest
historical parallel

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to the present is the
state of Western Europe

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on 27 June, 1914.

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That was the day before
Archduke Ferdinand,

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heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne,

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was assassinated in the
lead-up to World War I.

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That event kicked off
75 years of competition

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between great nation's
state powers that culminated

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with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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According to our 38th commandant,

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renewed great power
competition will require

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a Marine Corps that is
trained and equipped

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as a Naval expeditionary
force in readiness,

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prepared to operate inside
contested battle space

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in support of fleet operations.

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We will do this with a decreasing budget

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that will see all of us
returning to the frugal mindset

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that existed in our corps 25 years ago.

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To serve those ends, the
mission of Marine Corps

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at Station Miramar is twofold.

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On a steady state day-to-day basis,

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we maintain and operate Air
Station facilities and property,

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while providing services,
material support,

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and training venues that
promote combat readiness

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and support the missions
of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

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and other tenants aboard the installation.

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On order, and in the
event of a major crisis

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or contingency operation,
MCAS Miramar will act

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as power projection platform
to support Joint Force

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operations in the Indo-Pacific command.

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Our mission is to deliver
national defense today.

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Our shared vision is a resilient,

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self-sustaining installation that enables

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the lethality and readiness of tenants,

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and is prepared to project the Joint Force

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during contingency operations.

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We ensure our future success
through resource preservation,

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reinforcing community partnerships,

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and becoming the premier
installation for innovation efforts

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that promote resiliency and efficiency.

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Our vision of the future is delivering

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national defense tomorrow.

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We will deliver national defense

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through four interrelated lines of effort.

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We protect the force, project the force,

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preserve the force, and
partner with the community.

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The 2018 National Defense Strategy

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makes a very clear
statement that the homeland

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is no longer a sanctuary.

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We deliver national defense through our

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protect the force line of effort

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by ensuring that tenants aboard Miramar

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are able to conduct
interference-free operations.

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Physical force protection
of our Marines and equipment

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is paramount and is
the most visible aspect

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of this line of effort.

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However, force protection
includes the cyber domain,

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quite often our biggest
point of vulnerability.

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Miramar will exhibit
resiliency in infrastructure,

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energy, water, and food,
in order to continue

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critical operations whenever required.

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Finally, protecting the force
means that we must protect

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the land and airspace
within which the force

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lives and operates.

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Our efforts to be good
environmental stewards of our land

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while preventing encroachment
will ensure that near-term

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actions do not inhibit
Miramar's long-term viability.

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We deliver national defense through our

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project the force line of effort,

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which comes from Miramar's
strategic importance

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by virtue of both size and geography.

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We reside at the nexus of
readiness and employment

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of Marine Corps aviation
and the Joint Force,

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both now and in the future.

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As the Corps' largest Air Station,

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we are the home of its
largest Aircraft Wing.

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Our location is ideally suited for access

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to MAGTac training areas
necessary for tenants to maintain

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their lethal edge over our
nation's strategic competitors.

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This is the source of
our readiness imperative.

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The proximity of 66% of the
available training airspace

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in the continental United States

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within one flight's
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combined with San Diego's good weather,

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makes Miramar a prime
location for efficient use

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of both time and fuel for training.

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Units from all services
and our allied partners

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gain readiness through
deployments to our Air Station.

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Size and location also
make Miramar a strategic

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power projection platform for
(indistinct) and Joint Force

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operations in the Indo-Pacific.

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This is a source of our
employment imperative.

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Three of our four nation's
state competitors,

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China, Russia, and North Korea,

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have a strong presence
in the INDOPACOM theater.

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If combat operations are
undertaken in this theater,

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Miramar will provide a key logistics hub

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that will ensure Marines
are postured to win.

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We deliver national defense
through our preserve

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the force line of effort by
developing happy warriors.

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These are Marines and Sailors
that are morally, mentally,

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and spiritually fit as they
deploy into harm's way,

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who also know that their
family will be cared for

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while they are gone.

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Miramar's Marine Corps community services

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is a prime mover within
this line of effort.

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Our Marine and Family Program
staff will remain in touch

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with the needs of the operating units

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through education and outreach,

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with the ultimate goal of maintaining

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the deployable readiness
of the individual.

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Even the retail staff that
turn a family shopping trip

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into an efficient, positive
exchange experience,

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are delivering national defense by easing

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burdens on the home front.

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The Miramar chaplaincy
also fills a critical role

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in this line of effort
by promoting resiliency

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and ethical standards
through spiritual fitness.

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Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development

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Operation Programs, or C-R-E-D-O,

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will become especially important

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in these fiscally challenging times.

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We will succeed by striving for excellence

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in every daily interaction
with the force that we enable.

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Finally, we deliver national
defense by partnering

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with the community.

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We are all fortunate to
be here in San Diego,

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a large city that is
supportive of the Marine Corps.

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Close cooperation and
integration with local leaders,

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emergency service providers,
and community organizations

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will enhance our work in
all lines of effort today.

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These synergistic relationships
are opportunities for us

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to emphasize Miramar's importance
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community, and are our
long-term center of gravity

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for safeguarding Miramar's
role in national security

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for decades to come.

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We should never turn down an opportunity

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to engage in our community and enhance

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the image of our corps.

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Less than 1% of the nation serves,

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and we cannot let the gap between us

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and the society we serve widen.

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I'll close by thanking you again

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for the service that you have given,

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and the service that you have yet to give.

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I look forward to delivering
national defense together.

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Semper fidelis.

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(gentle piano music)